A potential patient may ask and should ask: How do I know the Surgeon is a "Good Guy" a Good person? A surgeon who is on the side of humanity. A surgeon who will not harm my family or child. A surgeon who will not verbally state blatant lies so he can perform inhumane experimentations on patient's bodies and emotions. God gives you one body, one set of eyes, one set of ears etc. so picking out a surgeon who is on the side of humanity should not be negotiable. YOUR side is paramount to your overall happiness and health.
First you want to believe in the goodness of people and I believe that many of those who attend medical school does so because he/she is really into helping humanity and the money he earns is merely a by-product of his medical practice. These doctors have patients! Nothing wrong with making good money as long as the medical professional's chief concern is respect for the patient's humanity.
There are some medical professionals/doctors who (unfortunately for their customers/"patients") attended medical school for less than honorably reasons. Money, ego, position of power etc. to these types of individuals is the motivation and performing acts of humanity is secondary. How to tell the difference: Truthfulness is a character trait. Niceness is a choice. Niceness is not a character trait. Approximately 70 years ago so called "nice" (world famous) doctors were performing hideous experiments on people.
Some highly intelligent but LOW character types will become a medical doctor. Character is very difficult to change though a person can change behavior. The low character person will even speak untruths (lie) to trick a person into surgery so he can line his pockets with silver and gold and feel superior. Don't forget that the low character type may be very "nice" while not speaking the truth. This low character type of person is merely a low character businessman with a doctor's title.
The low character surgeons are tricky too as well as arrogant! This low character type believes that he is superior to all other people and doctors. The low character surgeon is a con and believes that his tricks are not known to the people because to him all other people are less intelligent and only his "superior" voice counts throughout the world. The low character surgeon may have psychological disturbances, power play perversions or may be a narcissist.
The low character type may even perform some good works for underprivileged (poor) people from poor countries BUT this may be a front merely to give him the appearance of being a person of high character "helping humanity" with the overall goal to "look good" "superior" "look at me I am a good person". High character people who volunteer to truly help underprivileged people keep their good deeds secret. The low character person BRAGS about such activities. Stay away from the braggart of good deeds.
To investigate surgeons, consider the most valuable part of your body which many will agree is the EYES! Without your eyes you cannot drive a car but without your hearing you still can go hiking. There are many different eye operations. Cataract, Lasik, etc. Other surgeries are cosmetic. Still other surgeries are intended to provide physical comfort: heart function, joint replacement etc. Check out your child's doctor/pediatrician. During an emergency where you are transported to a medical facility via ambulance you may have to trust that you will be treated professionally. But for elective procedures, these are the steps to investigate.
Research the internet: the low character surgeon may have posted at one time maybe even 15 or 20 years ago his real reason that he went into the business. He will boast about how he planned to make money. Character does not change so the low character surgeon chiefly interested in money in the past is still a "money man" but only older.
Check the "Doctor's" Website: Does the "doctor" use clichés phrases? Cliché phrases is a low character snake oil salesman technique. For example: "I can give you the strength of Hercules". If so stay away. Through the years the "doctor" may learn how to be more oily/slicker with growing competition from competent medical professionals.
Watch for Rock Star Behavior: If the surgeon on his website gives the appearance that he is some kind of famous "rock star" or that he is more important than other surgeons than BEWARE. Narcissist behavior in a surgeon can be dangerous for you. The narcissist surgeon may believe that his lunch is more important than your health and life goals. There is nothing wrong with being a rock star. BUT if you want to be operated on by a physician with high moral character than use the character test.
Be cautious of Patient testimony on the "Doctor's" websites. Those customers "patients" are hand-picked by the surgeon. If you can speak to "patients" that the "doctor" wants to go away or disappear you may get a different opinion.
Beware of the Pioneer claim: Some "Doctors" were in business for years and will boast that they were the PIONEER. Pioneer does not mean that the person puts humanity first and is one of the top surgeons. Pioneer could mean that the "doctor" lied to "patients" and experimented on the "patient's" bodies. When a surgeon ignores a patient's voice he is essentially ignoring the patient's humanity. When a "doctor" straight out lies to trick a person into surgery he is NOT A DOCTOR.
Check court records: Start with criminal court. Was the "Doctor" ever arrested? If so stay away. This can be found on the judicial websites. Research civil court cases: did the "Doctor" ever testify in a civil case? Did the doctor commit perjury? Did the doctor decide to change testimony? No conviction of ideals is a big sign of low integrity and a warning to stay away from that doctor's medical facility.
How a person acts and reacts in COURT is REVEALING! A person who is smart enough to pass the medical boards and uses the court system to showboat is thumbing his nose at the military personnel who sacrificed their lives to protect the integrity of the court system and society. Any person who uses the court system to showboat has a low character. STAY AWAY!
Watch for the technique of using too many details: The low character "surgeon" who "secretly" looks upon the humanity of military personnel as less worthy will use too many details to give the impression that he is in tune with the "professional warrior" the military soldier. The low character person who uses too many details to describe his relationship with military personnel may have selfish and may even have evil intent in store for you. STAY AWAY!
Beware the "I am just one of you" technique: This is where the "doctor" may even undergo some sort of surgery himself. DO NOT fall for this trick! The best surgeons do not do this! The con artist surgeon will go to the best surgeon for his surgery and ensure that his surgery is safe or is reversible. Investigate the surgeon that the low character "doctor" went too and have your surgery performed by that surgeon instead.
Check Social Media Websites: Type in the surgeon's name and view how many videos are of the surgeon. Great surgeons advertise by word of mouth. If the "surgeon" has more videos than the norm than he may be fishing for a person easily deceived. Customers not patients. This is the "lullaby" technique where the con artist surgeon plans to lull you into trusting him because he appears "nice" on the numerous posted professionally made videos. NICE DOES NOT MEAN GOOD!
Check Doctor's Employment History: Was the "doctor" ever fired from a medical practice? If someone was fired then stay away from that person. Most "doctors" are fired because the surgeon has a low character and other people in the medical profession are sick and tired of his lies, his lack of integrity and of his treating people as less than human. The medical profession is one of those fields where doctors tend to protect each other, so when a surgeon is fired it is usually because there is a severe problem. STAY AWAY FROM THE FIRED SURGEON!
Research the Country where the surgeon is practicing medicine: Some countries are not like the United States. In some countries a "doctor" can straight out lie. The surgeon can experiment with people's bodies and after the damage is done, the surgeon has the power to arrogantly state that he is the DOCTOR and that lying is the industry standard in his country. In the United States if a surgeon tricks, lies, and then insults a patient there is some check and balance systems.
Remember the Hippocratic Oath requires physicians to swear that he will uphold professional ethical standards. You do not want to be in the position of expressing and clearly stating to a surgeon that a particular surgery will hurt you, only to have the surgeon state false facts to trick you into surgery. The con artist surgeon may thrive on the experiences of enjoying his dishonestly earned feeling of power exerted over a lied to and violated patient.
Practice Active listening: When confined in a medical facility and one of the staff confides in you that you really do not want a particular doctor to perform the operation on you or your family member. Why is the person warning you? TAKE HEED! Stay away. The admirable and hard working surgeons appreciate education and check and balance systems. The low character con artist surgeons do not enjoy feeling vulnerable and do not like potential patients learning how to detect deception and analyze character.
Remember: Nice versus Good. When you research criminals: serial killers, sex offenders etc. people will say that he was such a nice man. Just because a person is nice does not mean he has good character traits. Good Character traits are: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, Citizenship, and Honesty. Do not be misled by a person's façade of "niceness".
Do not allow a low character person to VIOLATE YOUR BODY! YOUR HUMANITY! If someone fails the character/integrity test, though he was smart enough to pass the college tests and obtain a medical license, and though he may decide to be NICE, he is NOT A DOCTOR.
"Character is very difficult to change. Truthfulness is a character trait. Niceness is a choice. Do not be misled by a physician's appearance of niceness—choose your surgeon based on character, integrity, and conviction."— MOTSHAC